Project Management Team Leader in Birmingham

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The Project Management Team Leader is responsible for leading and developing a team of Project Managers while ensuring the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects across the business. This role combines people leadership, operational management, customer engagement, and project governance to drive safety, execution excellence, team performance, and business growth. The successful candidate will act as the first line of leadership for the project management function, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

Your responsibilities

• Team Leadership & People Development
  • Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Project Managers and Project Engineers to achieve business and project objectives.
  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on safety, customer satisfaction, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Conduct performance reviews, talent assessments, succession planning, and development planning for team members.
  • Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of project management talent.
  • Ensure appropriate resource allocation and workload balancing across the project portfolio.
  • Provide guidance and escalation support to project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Drive employee engagement and support the professional development of the project management team.
• Portfolio & Project Delivery Management
  • Oversee a portfolio of projects, ensuring consistent application of project management methodologies, governance, and best practices.
  • Monitor project performance across schedule, cost, quality, risk, cash flow, and customer satisfaction metrics.
  • Ensure projects are appropriately resourced and supported to meet contractual and business objectives.
  • Review project status, identify delivery risks, and implement corrective actions where required.
  • Drive standardisation of project management processes, tools, reporting, and controls.
  • Ensure lessons learned are captured and shared across the wider project management function.
• Financial & Operational Management
  • Support budget planning, forecasting, and resource management activities.
  • Oversee project financial performance, including revenue, margin, cost control, cash collection, and forecasting.
  • Track team utilisation and support strategic workforce planning.
  • Contribute to the achievement of business performance objectives and operational targets.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Act as a senior escalation point for customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Build trusted relationships with key customers, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Commercial, and Service teams to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Promote collaboration and effective communication across all functions.
• Safety & Compliance Leadership
  • Champion a strong health, safety, and environmental culture across the project management team.
  • Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, governance requirements, and regulatory standards.
  • Lead by example through proactive participation in safety initiatives, audits, and hazard reporting.
• Business Growth & Continuous Improvement
  • Support tender reviews, resource planning, and bid preparation activities.
  • Identify opportunities to improve project execution efficiency, customer experience, and team effectiveness.
  • Contribute to strategic planning and business growth initiatives across the organisation.

Your background

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasting, and planning activities.
• Strong leadership experience with the ability to balance technical expertise and people management.
• Sound knowledge of recognised project management methodologies including PMBOK, PMI, PRINCE2, or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience leading projects of varying size and complexity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a professional body such as PMI, APM, or IET.

What We Offer

• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Ireland and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave

Bring your very own sense of pride and purpose as you help us drive forward the Fourth Industrial Revolution – creating a sustainable future for our planet, and your career. Join Hitachi and harness the power of our diverse global network, as you collaborate with and learn from our world-class teams.